Friday, November 14, 2014

After the death of his mother, fourteen year old, Wyatt Barnes was
sent to live with his grandparents in Chelsey Falls, Washington. That
summer was filled with new friends and new adventures until his life was
turned upside down for a second time.

Almost ten years later, an offer to teach at the high school in Chelsey
Falls, brings Wyatt back to the small town. Is he getting a second
chance to make amends with Alexa, the young woman that had befriended
him?

Meanwhile, Wyatt’s sudden reappearance in town sends Alexa’s life into a
tailspin. Alexa can’t help but wonder if Wyatt has finally found the
peace he so desperately needed. Although apprehensive about opening old
wounds, Alexa knows she can’t avoid Wyatt forever. Could what started
out as a crush so long ago become more than that now? Or is it just too
late?

Return to Chelsey Falls is a heartwarming story of second chances and forgiveness.

Alisa says: Good read! I enjoyed the story and the characters. The
author’s description and character development allowed the reader to get
into the story easily and quickly. A fabulous clean, good story about
following your heart and not giving up.

Lauren says: The best part of the story for me were the characters
and their development. I kept thinking it was going to be predictable
but it had enough surprises and twists to feel refreshing and creative.

SStew says: Great read! I loved getting the story from two different
perspectives and how it went back and forth from present to past. If you
like this genre it is a great book from a first time author. I’ll look
forward to her future releases.

Excerpt:

“Need any help, Lexa?”

“It’s A-lexa,” she said, dragging out the A at the beginning of her
name. She threw her backpack over her shoulder, gathered her lunch and
started for the junior high.

“Yeah, but I think I’ll call you Lexa.” I hurried to her side and flashed her a smile.

She shook her head, another tiny smile flickering across her face. She was cute when she was irritated.

I followed her to her locker, leaning against the one next to hers. I
hadn’t made any friends yet and Lexa intrigued me. She slammed her
locker shut.

“Did you need something?”

There was that irritated look again.

Lexa and I had History together after lunch. “I wanted to make sure
you made it to class okay.” I thought I saw another smile as she started
down the hall without answering.

“This is so nice,” I shouted into the busy hall. “Just you and me
walking to class together.” She snorted, quickly covering her mouth, but
not before I saw a speck of spit fly through the air.

“Real funny, Wyatt.” She laughed and her face turned bright red. I
wasn’t sure if she was embarrassed by the flying spit or by the fact
that she actually knew my name.

“You know my name? Have we met?”

“Maybe you haven’t noticed, but every day Mr. Kline has to say, ‘Wyatt, wake up!’”

I liked her even more. She had spunk. I laughed as we arrived at the
classroom, but my laughter was cut short. I’d forgotten something. I had
my soccer ball in my hands and no backpack.

“Hey, can I borrow a pencil?” I hoped she didn’t think I was a big dork, standing there with just my soccer ball.

Author Marianne Gowers

Marianne Gowers was born in Seattle, Washington where she grew up
with nine brothers and sisters. She has dreamed of writing for many
years, and has finally made it a reality. She spends her days writing
and editing and then editing some more. She loves bringing to life the
many characters in her imagination. She enjoys writing LDS Women’s
fiction, providing funny and inspiring stories, which she hopes will be
appealing even to those outside her faith.

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